Woven fabric.



No. 705,464. Patented July l22, 1902.

W. T. SMITH.

` WOVEN FABRIC.

(Application led Feb. 17, 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM T. SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

wovEN FABRIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,464, dated July 22,1902.

Application filed February 17, 1902. Serial No. 94,465. (No specimens.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM'I.A SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Woven Fabrics,of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to that class of woven fabrics which have a facecomposed of chenille weft-threads party-colored to produce the desiredpattern and a back composed of spun weft-threads, between which suicientof the chenille face weft-threads is visible to give an indication ofthe face pattern, the face and back weft-threads being separated byinterposed stuer warp-threads and being bound together by tyingwarp-threads.

. The object of my invention is to preventthe marring of the chenillepattern-on the back of the fabric by the spun weft-threads, Whichconstitute the back ply; and this object I attain by \using for saidback weftthreads a mottled or variegatedyarn, which produces a pleasingeffect and imparts to the fabric the quality of reversibility.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an exaggerated section, takenin the direction of the warp-threads, of a piece of woven fabric made inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of thesainethat is to say, a section taken in the direction of theweft-threads and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, butillustratinganother form of my improved fabric. w

The fabric comprises face weft-threads 1, of party-colored chenille fur,back weft-threads The party colored y chenille i weft threads form thedesired pattern or design on the face of the fabric, and portions ofthese party-colored chenille face' weft-threads project be--tweenthespun weft-threads on the back of `the fabric, so that -thefacel pattern is in a measure reproduced upon the back. If, however,back weft-threads 2 of solid color are employed, they mar the appearanceof the back of the fabric and detract from the effect of the designpresented by the projecting portions of the chenille face weft-threads.I have found that this defect can be largely overcome by using for theback weft-threads a mottled or variegated yarn, the lines of colorpresented by these variegated threads on the back of the fabric beingbroken, so that they do not have the dominating effect upon theappearance of the back of the fabric which they ordinarily have,thebroken eect of color `in the lines of the back weft-threads 2 being pvmore in accordancewiththe broken eect of color due to the haphazardshowing of por? tions of the chenille face weft-threads at the back ofthe fabric, and a pleasing and harmonious back eect being thus attainedwhich imparts to said fabric the quality of reversibility, either faceof the fabric being presentable.I

The stufer warp threads 3 are passed through the heddle-eyes eithersingly or in pairs or groups. In the latter case the pairs or groups aresplit by the reed, and as the said warp-threads are kept under strongtension they are spread uniformly throughout the fabric, so asYtoproduce a perfectly at Web, which willnot curl up or wrinkle uponthegface.

Having thus Ydescribed lmy invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. A woven fabric in which are combined party-coloredchenille face weft-threads, back weft-threads of mottled or variegatedspun yarn, and binder warp-threads tying together the face and backweftthreads,vportions` of the party-colored chenille face'weft-threadsprojecting between the bacl; weft-threads so as to produce, upon theback of the fabric, a pattern composed in part of these projectingportions of the party-colorediv chenille face weft-threads and in partof the mottled or variegated yarn constituting the back weftthreads,substantially as specified.

, 2. A Woven fabric in which are combined party-colored chenille faceweft-threads,back

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weft-threads of mottled or variegated yarn, l or variegated yarnconstituting the back weftstuffer Warp-threads separating the face andthreads, substantially as specified. back weft-threads, and binderWarp-threads In testimony whereof I have signed my tyingr together theface and back weft-threads, name to this speeication in the presence of5 portions of the party-colored chenille face two subscribing witnesses.

weft-threads projecting between the back y w Y weft-threads soas toproduce upon the back of WILLIAM l SMITH' the fabric a pattern composedin part of these Witnesses: projecting portions of the party-coloredche- ROBERT C. STERNER, 1o nille face-threads and in part of the mottledJOHN S. GEBHARDT.

